Calling Dutch people - Help me with ONE (yes, just one) word...

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I was a bit unsure as to where to place this question. Since it relates to some design I'm doing, I thought maybe here was ok, if not: mod please move it

The Question: (In the middle of a whole bunch of text I have had translated into Dutch, I have a slight problem with the word: "competition" I have received two different options) Could you tell me the difference between PRIJSVRAAG and WEDSTRIJD?

Background: I am in the middle of versioning a piece of design for use in a number of European countries. The first translator we used had translated "competition" into "prijsvraag". Then we had it checked, and the second translator said it should be "wedstrijd".

Don't want to offend, by asking for FREE translation work (just thought that there might be some native speakers on here who could trump the professional translators). Was actually just wondering if anyone could shed some light on the difference between the two words.

P.S. Have tried google translate etc. but can't get an idea of the finer nuance in the meaning of the words.

macrumors 6502

Perhaps you can give us some of that surrounding text for context, and we can tell you which word fits better. We also use the word "competitie" but that probably translates as "a series of matches", or "season".

If the context is "join the competition for the best drawing" it would be a "wedstrijd" ("kleurwedstrijd" in this case), if it's more like "answer the following five questions and compete for a brand new iPad" it would be a "prijsvraag".

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